Summary
The first play of a comic trilogy (Beaumarchais) that shocked the 18th-century elite is the basis of Rossini’s masterpiece The Barber of Seville. Teeming with action and bursting with unforgettable melodies, this opera is sure to make you break out into laughter. In the whimsical approach of stage director Joan Font and the Spanish troupe Els Comediants, this production cleverly incorporates some circus arts, acrobatics, and pantomime. For the occasion, the Orchestre Métropolitain will reunite with Spanish conductor Pedro Halffter who conducted the OM in Madama Butterfly in 2023.
Cast
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Conductor
Pedro Halffter
Spain
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Figaro
Hugo Laporte
Canada
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Rosina
Pascale Spinney
Canada
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Bartolo
Paolo Bordogna
Italy
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Count Almaviva
Alasdair Kent
Australia-England
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Basilio
Gianluca Margheri
Italy
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Berta
Sharon Azrieli
Canada
ALSO FEATURING:
Paolo Bordogna (Bartolo)
Alasdair Kent (Count Almaviva)
Gianluca Margheri (Basilio)
Sharon Azrieli (Berta)
ORCHESTRE MÉTROPOLITAIN
OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL CHORUS
Associate Stage Director: Xevi Dorca / Sets and costumes: Joan Guillen / Original lighting: Albert Faura / Lighting for Montréal: Anne-Catherine Simard-Deraspe